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“Firstly with the Home Office policy of withdrawing support from failed asylum seekers without utilising measures to support them in either returning to their country of origin or seeking to regularise their stay in the UK,” he added, “leading to people in Eyob’s situation living in poverty and destitution for an unacceptable amount of time.

Friends of an asylum seeker gather to remember him at a vigil held in Swansea Marina. (Image: South Wales Evening Post)

“Secondly, the health services that should be in place for people who have had their asylum applications refused were reportedly not available for Eyob in his time of need, allowing his mental health to deteriorate.”

“Undoubtedly, there were multiple institutional failures which meant that Mr Terefa lacked the mental and physical support he required. We need to rethink the way we treat asylum seekers to avoid a tragedy like this happening again.

“That is why I am writing to the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, to call for a full inquiry into this tragic event. This demands our urgent attention and I will be using my Parliamentary platform to call for Government Action,” he added.